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- DEFINE - define a mail-alias for an address
-
- Usage: DEFINE mail-alias [address]
-
- You can DEFINE a personal mail-alias, usually to save repeated typing of a
- long address or list of addresses. You can then use the mail-alias in the
- TO and CC fields of your messages. To save the mail-alias permanently,
- you must also use the command SAVE-INIT before you leave MM.
-
- For mailing lists, see the use of "@@filename", on the next screen.
-
- Examples:
- MM>define rich xyz@comp.bfu.edu #a long address
- MM>define mygroup abc,jf3@cunixa,grr #a list of three people
- MM>define pals @@palslist #a file of userids
- MM>define ? #list existing aliases
- MM>define rich #undefine rich
-
- To change the address(es) of a mail-alias, DEFINE it again. If you omit
- the address, the mail-alias is undefined.
-
- For mailing lists, use @ or @@ and a filename, meaning as follows:
-
- @filename --Copy addresses from a file when MM starts up.
- @@filename --Copy addresses from a file when the mail-alias is used.
-
- The file must contain one or more addresses separated by commas; it may
- have any number of lines. The "@@" method is generally preferable,
- because you may want to change the address file while the MM process is
- running, and use the changed version.
-
- You do not need to use DEFINE to use a mailing list; you could just
- use @filename at the TO or CC prompt.
-
- For more help type "help" and one of these topics:
- save-init show set who send set mail-alias
- addressing customization
-